Huawei Band 4e User manual

Contents
Getting started
Charging your band 1
Wearing your band 2
Pairing the band with your phone 2
Icons 3
Powering on/o and restarting the band 6
Gestures 7
Wearing mode 7
Restoring factory settings 8
Workout monitoring
Running form monitoring 9
Basketball performance tracking 10
Daily activity tracking 12
Dual device connection 13
Convenient life
Incoming calls 14
Rejecting incoming calls 14
Notications 14
Finding your phone using the band 14
Setting an Event alarm 15
Setting a Smart alarm 16
Health management
Activity reminders 18
Sleep tracking 18
More guidance
Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address 20
Updating your device 21
Viewing version information 21
Cleaning and maintenance 21
Water resistance 21
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Getting started
Charging your band
Charging
1Push the band body through the strap to remove it.
2Align the main body's metal charging contacts with the charging cradle and insert them
into the charging cradle.
3During charging, the charging icon and battery level will be displayed on the screen, and
the phone will automatically power on. Otherwise, change the charger direction and try
again.
Charge your band in a dry and well-ventilated environment.
Before charging, make sure the charging port is dry. Wipe o any water or sweat stains
to prevent any short-circuiting.
Your band does not come with a charger. Use a Huawei charger with a rated output
voltage of 5 V and a rated output current of 0.5 A or higher, a USB port on your
computer, or a charger that complies with applicable national and regional laws and
regulations as well as international and regional security standards to charge your band.
Other chargers and power banks that do not meet corresponding safety standards may
cause issues such as slow charging and overheating. Exercise caution when using them. It
is recommended that you purchase a Huawei charger from an ocial Huawei retail
channel.
Charging time
It takes about 2 hours to fully charge the band. After the band is fully charged, it will display
a full charge icon.
Viewing the battery level
•View the battery level on the band's watch face when the band screen is on.
•Alternatively, open the Huawei Health app on the connected phone and touch Devices
then your device name to check the battery level of your band.
Low battery alert
When the battery level is lower than 10%, your band will vibrate to notify you of the low
battery level and prompt you to charge your band as soon as possible.
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Wearing your band
1Attach and x the body into the strap as shown in the following gure.
2The strap is made of exible materials. Adjust it before putting it on. If you need to adjust
the strap again after putting it on, put your middle nger between the layers of the strap,
then use your thumb and index nger to slide the buckle.
•Your band is made of materials that are safe to use. If you experience skin discomfort
when wearing the band, stop using it and consult a doctor.
•Be sure to wear your band properly to maximise comfort.
•Keep the band and your skin dry and clean to prevent any damages caused by
moisture.
Pairing the band with your phone
Connect your band to the charging cradle to activate your band when using it for the rst
time. The band is ready to be paired via Bluetooth by default.
Instead of pairing your band with the phone via Bluetooth directly, pair your band with the
phone using the Huawei Health app. Otherwise, your phone will not display the correct time
and step count.
•For Android users:
1Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app.
2Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > > ADD > Smart bands, and select
your band's name.
3Touch PAIR and the app will automatically search for available devices. Once your band
is found, touch its name to start pairing.
4Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Tap the touch key on your
band to start pairing.
•For iOS users:
1Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app.
2Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > > ADD > Smart bands, and select
your band's name.
3Touch PAIR and the app will automatically search for available devices. Once your band
is found, touch its name to start pairing.
4Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Tap the touch key on your
band to start pairing.
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•Your band will display an icon on the screen to inform you that the pairing is
successful. It will then receive information (such as the date and time) from your
phone.
•Otherwise, your band screen will display an icon to inform you that pairing was
unsuccessful. It will then return to the startup screen.
Icons
The icons may vary depending on the band version. The following information is for
reference only.
Wrist mode:
Time Steps Distance
Calories Sleep time Find phone
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Switch to Foot mode Incoming calls Mute incoming calls
Alarm Dismiss the alarm Hours active
moderate to high intensity Goal reached Message reminders
More Restart Power o
Device name - -
The "Find phone" icon will not be displayed when your band is not connected to your
phone.
Foot mode:
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Running Switch to Wrist mode Individual workout distance
Individual workout time App connected running Basketball
Cycling monitoring (only
supported with the HUAWEI
Band 4e Active)
- -
Connection and pairing:
Bluetooth to be connected Bluetooth connection failure Bluetooth connected
Connect to Bluetooth - -
Battery:
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Charging Low battery -
Others:
System update - -
Powering on/o and restarting the band
Powering on the band
Your band will automatically power on if you charge it.
Powering o the band
•Your band will automatically power o if the battery is empty.
•In Wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until the screen is displayed, then
tap and hold the touch key to enter it. Tap the touch key to switch to the screen, then
tap and hold the touch key to power o the band.
Restarting the band
In Wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until the screen is displayed, then tap
and hold the touch key to enter it. Tap the touch key to switch to the screen, then tap
and hold the touch key to restart the band.
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Gestures
Action Function
Touch the touch key Switch between screens
Touch and hold the
touch key
Enable the corresponding feature
Waking the screen
To wake the screen, raise your wrist or rotate it in an inward direction, and the screen will
stay on for 5 seconds.
•Open the Huawei Health app, then enable the Raise wrist to wake screen feature on
the device details screen.
•The screen brightness cannot be adjusted manually.
Switching between screens
To switch between screens, rotate your wrist when the screen is on.
•Open the Huawei Health app, then enable the Rotate to switch screen feature on the
device details screen.
•The Rotate to switch screen feature is not supported in Foot mode.
Turning o the screen
•To turn o the screen, lower your wrist.
•The screen automatically turns o when the band is idle for 5 seconds.
When the screen wakes up within 5 seconds after turning o, it returns to the previous
screen. When the screen wakes up more than 5 seconds after turning o, it switches to
the home screen.
Wearing mode
The band comes with Wrist mode and Foot mode.
•The following features are supported in Wrist mode: daily activity tracking, sleep tracking,
message reminders, incoming call notications, alarm reminders, and nding your phone
using your band.
•The following features are supported in Foot mode: professional running data monitoring
(cadence, stride, ground contact time, foot strike pattern, landing impact, eversion
excursion, and swing angle.), basketball performance tracking (average vertical jump
height, maximum vertical jump height, number of jumps, average hang time, average
moving speed, and maximum moving speed), and cycling monitoring (cadence).
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Restoring factory settings
Method 1: Restore your band to its factory settings: Knock the time screen two times with
one knuckle and tap the touch key until you nd the Restore screen, then tap and hold the
touch key to restore the band to its factory settings. Once you have restored your band to its
factory settings, all its data will be cleared, so please exercise with caution.
Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and then touch your device name.
On the device settings screen, touch Restore factory settings.
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Workout monitoring
Running form monitoring
1Switching to Foot mode
aDownload the Huawei Health app and pair your band with your phone when using the
band for the rst time.
bPinch the buttons on either side of the shoe attachment to open it. Insert the body in
the top of the case, align the metal contacts of the band body with those on the shoe
attachment. Buckle the attachment, then loop your laces through the space behind the
band body and tie it to your shoe.
cThen band will automatically switch to Foot mode and a running startup screen
will be displayed.
1For more accurate results, make sure the device is resting on the top and near the
middle of your laces.
2Please tighten the shoe buckle and note that fastening the shoe buckle around too
many or few laces may cause the shoe buckle to become too loose.
3You can also open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, touch Wearing mode, and
set Wearing mode to Manual. In Wrist mode, tap the touch key on the band screen
to enter the screen, then tap and hold the touch key to switch to Foot mode.
4The running form monitoring is a feature powered by algorithm that is specially
designed for running in Foot mode and oers seven types of professional running
form data. Wear the device on your shoe when running to get the most ecient and
accurate data.
2Monitoring running form
Method 1: Starting a running session using your band.
The band can record your running data during the workout even when it is not connected
to your phone. You can simply connect your band to the phone using the Huawei Health
app after the running session to sync data between both devices.
aStart running: Tap and hold the touch key on the running startup screen on the
band.
bStop running: Tap and hold the touch key on the band to stop running.
cSync data: Ensure that the band is connected to the phone using the Huawei Health
app for the data to be synced automatically. You can also swipe down on the home
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screen in the Huawei Health app to manually sync data. It may take a few moments to
sync data.
dView data: Open the Huawei Health app and touch Exercise records to view new
workout data, including your running form monitoring data and professional running
advice.
•Your Huawei Health app can sync workout data which lasted less than six hours
from the band.
•To prevent your data from being lost, it is recommended that you sync your data
once a day.
Method 2: Starting a running session using the Huawei Health app.
To start a workout using the Huawei Health app, you need to bring your phone and band
with you all the time and ensure that both devices are connected properly, and the band is
in Foot mode.
aStart running: Open Huawei Health, touch Exercise and enable Outdoor run or Indoor
run. A "Syncing workout data" icon will be displayed on the band once you enable
either running type.
bStop running: Touch the stop icon in the Huawei Health app to stop running.
cView data: Open the Huawei Health app and touch Exercise records to view new
workout data, including your running form monitoring data, GPS workout routes (for
Outdoor run workout only) and professional running advice.
Basketball performance tracking
The basketball performance tracking feature is only supported on phones running
Android 4.4 or later.
1Switch to Foot mode
aWhen using the band for the rst time, download the Huawei Health app and pair the
band with your phone.
bPinch the buttons on either side of the shoe attachment to open it. Insert the body in
the top of the case, align the metal contacts of the band body with those on the shoe
attachment. Buckle the attachment, then loop your laces through the space behind the
band body and tie it to your shoe. Please tighten the shoe buckle and note that
fastening the shoe buckle around too many or few laces may cause the shoe buckle to
become too loose. Finally, fasten the shoe buckle.
cThen band will automatically switch to Foot mode and a running startup screen
will be displayed.
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1For more accurate results, make sure the device is resting on the top and near the
middle of your laces.
2You can also open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, touch Wearing mode, and
set Wearing mode to Manual. In Wrist mode, tap the touch key on your band screen
until you nd the screen, then touch and hold the touch key to switch to Foot
mode.
3When playing basketball, a player tends to jump with one superior leg while bending
the other, and wearing the band on dierent legs leads to data discrepancy. Wear the
band on your superior leg which you tend to jump with when playing sports.
2Basketball performance tracking
After starting a basketball session on your band, workout data can be recorded without
the phone. The running data will be saved to the band. You can simply connect your band
to the phone using the Huawei Health app after the running session to sync data between
both devices.
aStart a basketball workout session:
aEnable Foot mode, tap the touch key and switch to the basketball workout screen.
bTap and hold the touch key until the band vibrates, you'll see a 3 second countdown
before it starts the basketball workout.
bEnd the workout session: Tap the touch key to turn on the screen, and tap and hold the
touch key. The device will vibrate and exit the basketball workout.
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cView data: Open the Huawei Health app, touch the Exercise records card on the home
screen, and choose Basketball to view specic data, including average and maximum
vertical jump height, number of jumps, average hang time, and average and maximum
moving speed, as well as a range of scores.
1For more accurate results, open the Huawei Health app, go to Me > Prole and
enter your accurate data including your height, age, and weight.
2Denition of some terms:
•Jump score: To evaluate your ability to jump, based on the vertical jump
height and number of jumps.
•Explosiveness score: To evaluate your lower limb strength, based on the
weight and explosive strength.
•Sprint score: To evaluate your ability to sprint in fast break, defence, running,
and other scenarios, based on the sprint speed and times.
•Moving score: To evaluate your ability to move, based on the moving speed
and continuity.
•Acceleration score: To evaluate your ability to accelerate and change speed,
based on the acceleration rate and times.
•Comprehensive score: To evaluate performance of jump, lower limb strength,
sprint, movement, and acceleration in a comprehensive manner.
Daily activity tracking
In Wrist mode, the band can automatically identify your walking or running status and record
your step count, distance covered, calories burnt, and other data.
To view daily activity data, perform the following:
Method 1: Viewing data on your band
In Wrist mode, tap the touch key on the screen, then tap the touch key again to switch
between screens to view your step count, distance covered, calories burnt, and other data.
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Method 2: Viewing data in the Huawei Health app
Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices then your device name, then you can view the
step count, calories burnt, and distance.
To view your workout data in the Huawei Health app, ensure that the band is connected
to your phone using the Huawei Health app.
Dual device connection
You are able to connect a band in Foot mode and another Huawei/Honor wearable device to
your phone using the Huawei Health app. The second device must support heart rate
monitoring. After both devices are connected, your band is used as a running form
monitoring device while the other wearable device is used as a heart rate monitoring device.
1Connect your band to your phone using the Huawei Health app. Secure the band body to
the shoe buckle and the band will automatically switch to Foot mode.
2Connect the band to the phone using the Huawei Health app and connect another
Huawei/Honor wearable device to the phone using the Huawei Health app.
3Start a run in the Huawei Health app and ensure that both the two devices have been
connected to the Huawei Health app. The actual screen may vary depending on the device
model.
4Touch the stop icon to stop the run in the Huawei Health app.
5You can then view detailed workout data under Exercise records in the Huawei Health
app.
•The dual device connection feature is only available on phones running on Android 4.4
or later.
•The following bands support Foot mode: HUAWEI Band 4e, HONOR Band 5 Sport,
HONOR Band 4 Running, and HUAWEI Band 3e.
•The number of wearable devices that can be connected to the band in Foot mode will
increase continuously. The actual product specications may vary. Currently, the
following bands support dual device connection: HUAWEI Band 4, HONOR Band 5i,
HONOR Band 3, HONOR Band 4, HONOR Band 5, HUAWEI Band 5, HUAWEI Band B5,
HUAWEI Band 3 Pro, HUAWEI Band 3, HUAWEI Band 4 Pro, HONOR Band 6, HUAWEI
WATCH GT series and HONOR Watch series.
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Convenient life
Incoming calls
When the band is connected to your phone, there are two scenarios for an incoming call.
If you are wearing the band on your wrist, the band will vibrate and turn on the screen to
inform you of the incoming call. You will not receive any notications if you are wearing the
band on your shoes.
Rejecting incoming calls
When connected to your phone, the band will vibrate, turn on the screen, and display an
incoming call icon to inform you of the incoming call. Touch and hold the touch key on your
band screen to reject the call.
Notications
Ensure that the band is paired with your phone using the Huawei Health app.
For Android users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, and then touch your device.
Touch Notications and enable Notications. Turn on the switch for apps for which you
want to receive notications.
For iOS users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, choose your band from the
device list to enter the device details screen, enable Notications, and then go to system
settings to select the apps of which notications you want to display.
The band will vibrate and turn on its screen to remind you that your phone has received new
app notications.
Supported phone apps: SMS, Email, Calendar, and social media apps that support this feature.
•The band will not display notications in Foot mode.
•You are able to enable Do Not Disturb in the Huawei Health app. Once this mode is
enabled, your band will not vibrate or turn on the screen to inform you of any
incoming messages during a set period. The Raise wrist to wake screen will also be
unavailable when Do Not Disturb is enabled. To avoid missing important messages, it
is recommended that you do not enable Do not disturb mode.
•As the band screen is not large enough, the screen only displays the source and type of
notication instead of showing a detailed message.
Finding your phone using the band
Lost your phone? Don't worry. Your band is ready to help you out.
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In wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until you nd the Find Phone screen, then
touch and hold the touch key to enable the Find phone feature. If your phone is within the
Bluetooth range, it will play a ringtone to alert you, even in Silent mode. On the Find Phone
screen, tap the touch key to disable the feature.
•To enable the Find Phone feature, ensure that the band is connected to your phone
and that the Huawei Health app is running in the background or foreground.
•The Find Phone feature is automatically disabled when there is no response for more
than 30 seconds.
•The media music played on an Android phone is dierent from that played on an iOS
phone.
Setting an Event alarm
You can use the Huawei Health app to set a maximum of ve Event alarms to remind you of
work and social activities, such as meetings or get-togethers.
For Android users:
1Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, touch your device, and go to Alarm >
EVENT ALARMS.
2Set the alarm time, tag, and repeat cycle.
3Touch √ in the upper-right corner to save the settings.
4Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your
band.
For iOS users:
1Open the Huawei Health app and touch Devices.
2Touch the band's Bluetooth name from the device list.
3Go to Alarm > Event alarms.
4Set the alarm time, tag, and repeat cycle.
5Touch Save.
6Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your
band.
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•The Event alarm will ring at the specied time. If you set a tag for the Event alarm, the
band will display the tag. Otherwise, only the time will be displayed.
•When the alarm rings, tap the touch key to snooze, or touch and hold the touch key to
turn o the alarm. If no operation is performed, the alarm will automatically turn o
after snoozing twice.
•Your alarm may not work as expected if you restart your band or pair it again with
your phone. You are advised to open the Huawei Health app and go to the Devices
screen, touch Alarm to enter the Alarm screen, turn o the alarm, and then turn it on
again.
Setting a Smart alarm
You can use the Huawei Health app to set a Smart alarm for the band to wake you up if it
detects that you are in a light sleep during a preset period. This helps to gradually wake up
your brain and make you feel more refreshed.
When HUAWEI TruSleep™ is enabled, your band may wake you up a little bit before the
scheduled time if it detects you have already woken up.
For Android users:
1Open the Huawei Health app, touch the band icon in the upper-right corner of the home
screen, and go to Alarm > SMART ALARM.
2Set the alarm time, repeat cycle, and the snooze cycle under Smart wakeup.
3Touch √ in the upper-right corner to save the settings.
4Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your
band.
For iOS users:
1Open the Huawei Health app and touch Devices.
2Touch the band's Bluetooth name from the device list.
3Go to Alarm > Smart alarm.
4Set the alarm time, repeat cycle, and the snooze cycle under Smart wakeup.
5Touch Save.
6Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your
band.
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•When the alarm rings, tap the touch key to snooze, or tap and hold the touch key to
turn o the alarm. If no operation is performed, the alarm will automatically turn o
after snoozing twice.
•Your alarm may not work as expected if you restart your band or pair it again with
your phone. In either of theses cases, you are advised to open the Huawei Health app,
touch the band icon in the upper-right corner on the home screen, touch Alarm to
enter the Alarm screen, turn o the alarm, and then turn it on again.
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Health management
Activity reminders
When Activity reminder is enabled, your band will monitor your activity throughout the day
in increments (1 hour by default). Your band will vibrate and the screen will turn on to
remind you to take a moment to get up and move around.
To disable Activity reminder, open Huawei Health, touch Devices then your device name,
touch Health monitoring and disable Activity reminder.
•Your band will not vibrate to remind you to move around if you have enabled Do Not
Disturb on your band.
•Your band will not vibrate if it detects that you are asleep.
•Your band will only send reminders between 8:00 AM to noon and from 2:00 to 10:00
PM.
Sleep tracking
Your band can automatically record your sleep data while you are asleep and determine your
sleep status, such as a deep or light sleep, or if you woke up.
Your band collects your sleep data from 20:00 to 20:00 the next day. So if you sleep for 11
hours from 19:00 to 06:00 the next day, your band will count the length of your sleep time as
10 hours because you went to sleep before 20:00.
Wear your band so it ts comfortably for you to obtain accurate sleep data. It is
recommended that you wear it quite tightly. When you are not using the band, lay it
sideways on a at surface. Avoid covering the back of the band.
You can use either of the following methods to check your sleep data:
Method 1: Viewing your sleep data on your band.
Make sure that you are wearing the band on your wrist. Tap the touch key below the screen
to access and view your sleep data.
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